APRIL 12, 2019
Pope Francis meets the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby - Reuters
Pope Francis on Thursday got on his hands and knees before the leaders of South Sudan’s government and its opposition, kissing their shoes and imploring the two men to maintain the tenuous peace that exists between them.
“I’m asking you with my heart,” the pope said to...
APRIL 12, 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spar in February 2016 during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by MSNBC at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H. - David Goldman/AP
After Bernie Sanders lost his primary campaign for president against Hillary Clinton in 2016, a Twitter account called Red Louisiana...
APRIL 12, 2019
Image: James Comey attends the Hewlett Foundation's Verify Conference. - Steve Fisch for the Hewlett Foundation
Former FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that he had "no idea" what Attorney General William Barr meant when he testified that he believed that government spied on President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
"I have no idea what he's talking about, so...
APRIL 12, 2019
The Indian embassy in Washington issued an advisory Wednesday urging students hoping to study in the United States to go beyond the usual checks to ensure they were not applying to “fake” universities that law enforcement agencies here have set up in the past to “trap” immigration frauds suspects.
“In order to ensure that Indian students do not...
APRIL 11, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 155 for 6 (Dhoni 58, Rayudu 57, Stokes 2-39) beat Rajasthan Royals 151 for 7 (Stokes 28, Buttler 23, Jadeja 2-20) by four wickets
JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN - Mitchell Santner's dramatic last-ball six capped Chennai Super Kings' fourth successful chase of the season, and sixth win overall, as the visitors recovered from a massive...
APRIL 11, 2019
Uber released its long-awaited IPO prospectus, tacking another near-term market debut onto a busy IPO season. The company will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol UBER.
The company has self-reported unaudited financials for several quarters — one of the few tech giants expected to debut this year to do so. That means the public...
APRIL 11, 2019
In this April 10, 2019, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 4th Plenary Meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. - Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country...
APRIL 11, 2019
Assange was arrested Thursday morning after his asylum status was withdrawn.
A senior Ecuadorian official said no decision has been made to expel Julian Assange from the country's London embassy despite tweets from Wikileaks that sources had told it he could be kicked out within "hours to days." A small group of protesters and supporters gathered Thursday April...
APRIL 11, 2019
Pope Benedict XVI finishes his last general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Feb. 27, 2013. (REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo)
ROME —Breaking years of silence on major church affairs, Pope Benedict XVI has written a lengthy letter devoted to clerical sex abuse in which he attributes the crisis to a breakdown of church and societal moral...
APRIL 10, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. - US attorney general William Barr told lawmakers on Tuesday that large criminal organizations based in India are among those scamming the elderly in America and that he had set up a strike force to combat the growing menace that he called a “sleeping giant” of frauds.
US authorities have indicated and prosecuted many Indians for...
